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About Hiwan Kalan Village

Hiwan Kalan is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 57, made up of 32 males and 25 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 781 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hiwan Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hiwan Kalan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173207
Area (hectares) 30.68 hectares
Population 57
Male Population 32
Female Population 25
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 781
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hiwan Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Hiwan Kalan is the 178th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 30.68 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Hiwan Kalan

Hiwan Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hiwan Kalan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hiwan Kalan from other places

Hiwan Kalan lies about 35 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 14 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Hiwan Kalan
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 14 km
Nearest town Shimla 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 29 km
District headquarters Solan 35 km

Villages closest to Hiwan Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kandaghat tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Hiwan Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Hiwan Kalan village had a population of 57. That makes it the 178th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Hiwan Kalan village has 32 males and 25 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hiwan Kalan has about 781 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Hiwan Kalan is 173207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hiwan Kalan covers 30.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hiwan Kalan falls under Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Hiwan Kalan is Summer Hill, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Hiwan Kalan.

Hiwan Kalan is about 35 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hiwan Kalan is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Summer Hill is about 14 km away. Shimla is about 16 km away. Kandaghat is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hiwan Khurd (under 2 km), Mundi Kalan (2.9 km) and Sayari (4.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Hiwan Kalan today is likely to be higher.

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